North Carolina man turns pumpkin sale into Rs 1 crore lottery win
Roy Story, just scored some big money after making a pumpkin purchase! Yup, you heard that right. He snagged a $5 (around Rs 417) Xtreme Cashword ticket at Sun Farms in Elizabeth City, and here¡¯s the kicker¡ªhe used a crisp $10( around Rs 800) bill he got from selling one of his pumpkins to buy it.
In a twist that sounds straight out of a feel-good movie, a man from North Carolina, Roy Story, just scored some big money after making a pumpkin purchase! Yup, you heard that right. He snagged a $5 (around Rs 417) Xtreme Cashword ticket at Sun Farms in Elizabeth City, and here¡¯s the kicker¡ªhe used a crisp $10( around Rs 800) bill he got from selling one of his pumpkins to buy it. But guess how much money did he win? He won $150,000 (roughly ?1.26 crore). Well, talk about turning veggies into cash!
A man turns pumpkin into Rs 1 crore
¡°I grow a few pumpkins every year and sell them,¡± Roy told UPI. ¡°Someone handed me $10 for one, so I thought, why not try my luck?¡± He¡¯s a big fan of crosswords, saying, ¡°I play them all!¡±
Initially, Roy thought he¡¯d hit the modest prize of $1,000 (about ?83,500) because he wasn¡¯t wearing his glasses¡ªclassic move! But hold onto your hats; he later realised he actually hit the jackpot. His plan? To invest in a shiny new truck.
Loyal lotteries
Roy¡¯s lucky streak comes amid a series of jaw-dropping lottery wins popping up around the country. Recently, a woman in Frederick County, Maryland, scored a whopping $500,000 (?4 crore) from a Powerball Double Play ticket. Totally overwhelmed, she described her feelings saying she was ¡°in shock¡± and ¡°couldn¡¯t breathe.¡± This gal is planning to use her winnings for a new home and stash some cash for her kids' college funds. Major goals!
And the winning doesn¡¯t stop there! Jose Duran, a 62-year-old from West Palm Beach, Florida, also hit the Mega Millions jackpot, raking in a cool $3 million (around ?25 crore) after only spending $3 (about ?250) on his ticket. He bought it at Supermercados El Bodegon and, lucky for the store, they got a $5,000 (around ?4 lakh) bonus for selling the lucky ticket.
So, if you¡¯ve got some pumpkins lying around, or if you feel like trying your luck in the lottery, maybe maybe now is the time¡ªyou never know when a little luck might come your way!
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